Northwest has gone 7-1 against Churchill recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Northwest Jaguars will welcome the Churchill Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Northwest: 1.2, Churchill: 14.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
Northwest is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Paint Branch just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 7-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The game marked the first time this season in which the Jaguars were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Churchill). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Whitman 37-0 on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bulldogs just coasted through the last quarter.
Vasi Hallas had an outrageously good game as he threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Sammy Schaefer, who picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Northwest fell to 5-1. As for Churchill, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Northwest came up short against Churchill in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 15-7. Thankfully for Northwest, David Avit (who rushed for 172 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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